Comments on: The Crystal Ball http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/ America's favorite blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:10:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Murray http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4001 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4001 And why shouldn't we believe them! For years the tabloids would give Jean Dixon's predictions for the coming year. Yet surprisingly they never did a follow up of the previous year's predictions and how accurate they were. My own accounts showed an almost 100% rate! 100% wrong, but who's counting? Only me I guess. As long as Bush tell people what they want to hear why should he have to worry about the annoying details like accuracy and truth? And why shouldn’t we believe them!

For years the tabloids would give Jean Dixon’s predictions for the coming year. Yet surprisingly they never did a follow up of the previous year’s predictions and how accurate they were.

My own accounts showed an almost 100% rate!

100% wrong, but who’s counting? Only me I guess.

As long as Bush tell people what they want to hear why should he have to worry about the annoying details like accuracy and truth?

]]> by: tim http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4002 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4002 This is a corollary to "It's easier to apologize than to ask permission." I think it goes something like, "It's easier to make up fantastic economic projections out of thin air, the veracity of which can't be evaluated until after the election than to...actually learn how to use a spreadsheet, whatever that is...or something. Vote Bush/Cheney in '04!" This is a corollary to “It’s easier to apologize than to ask permission.” I think it goes something like, “It’s easier to make up fantastic economic projections out of thin air, the veracity of which can’t be evaluated until after the election than to…actually learn how to use a spreadsheet, whatever that is…or something. Vote Bush/Cheney in ‘04!”

]]> by: Dan http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4003 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4003 You should look at the transcript of the White House press briefing the other day. Poor Scott McClellan was in the unfortunate and untenable position having to stay on message about the president's "fiscal policies" while being bombarded with questions about why the White House wasn't going to stand behind its own numbers. Egads. He's like a limp version of Ari Fleischer. You should look at the transcript of the White House press briefing the other day. Poor Scott McClellan was in the unfortunate and untenable position having to stay on message about the president’s “fiscal policies” while being bombarded with questions about why the White House wasn’t going to stand behind its own numbers.

Egads. He’s like a limp version of Ari Fleischer.

]]> by: bhw http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4004 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4004 Is "speaking in Boise" like speaking in tongues? Is “speaking in Boise” like speaking in tongues?

]]> by: myko http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4005 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4005 and Scott McClellan will continue swallowing them like candy until they work. and Scott McClellan will continue swallowing them like candy until they work.

]]> by: Dee http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4006 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4006 Any day now I expect to hear Bush announce he has a "Secret Plan" for getting us out of Iraq. Any day now I expect to hear Bush announce he has a “Secret Plan” for getting us out of Iraq.

]]> by: Mary http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4007 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4007 I expect his "Secret Plan" will be the same one he used to get into the Texas National Guard. Hey, it worked before ;-) I expect his “Secret Plan” will be the same one he used to get into the Texas National Guard. Hey, it worked before ;-)

]]> by: Murray http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4008 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4008 "Egads. He's like a limp version of Ari Fleischer." No, more like Ron Ziegler who had to explain why his crook of a boss was not a crook. “Egads. He’s like a limp version of Ari Fleischer.”

No, more like Ron Ziegler who had to explain why his crook of a boss was not a crook.

]]> by: tess http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4009 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4009 i feel sorry for scottie; bombarded with questions he can't answer, trying to stay focused on a vague message, actually being caught contradicting himself and not answering questions. then again, i mostly feel sorry that we can't get bush, rove, or cheney up there and squeeze some answers out of 'em like rush's ass-boil. i feel sorry for scottie; bombarded with questions he can’t answer, trying to stay focused on a vague message, actually being caught contradicting himself and not answering questions. then again, i mostly feel sorry that we can’t get bush, rove, or cheney up there and squeeze some answers out of ‘em like rush’s ass-boil.

]]> by: Jerry http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4010 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2004/02/19/the-crystal-ball/#comment-4010 A "secret plan"...gives me the CREEPs just to remember that. But no need to worry: Shrub et. al. have never claimed to have a plan. (Exeunt as Laverne and Shirley sing "High Hopes") A “secret plan”…gives me the CREEPs just to remember that. But no need to worry: Shrub et. al. have never claimed to have a plan.
(Exeunt as Laverne and Shirley sing “High Hopes”)

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